Paper-box making machine.



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PAPER BOX MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11.1907.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

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INVEN U n cfli'ZIz-ur Zia 717a I and Improved Papr-Box-Making Machine,

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PAPERFBOX-MAKING Macnrim.

T all'whma 'it concern: I Be it known that we, FRED 'A'.

of the United States, have invented a new of whichithe following is aspecification.

The purpose of-oi'ir present invention is to providea machinefonrapidly, and economically constructingth'e-egg carrier described" inUnited StatesqPatent No. 802884,dated October 24, 1905, to'Fred A:Purchas.

The present .inventionjrelat'es to means for treating the blanks for theegg carrier such I as described in the a'bovementioned patent, andsecuring thereto the partitions between the foldingsections of suchblanks, and comprises the following features, viz :means 'for feedingthe blanks, one at a time, to-a bed orcarria e iii-position to beadvanced by suitable fee. ing mechanism to a folding mechanism adaptedto 'fold'the side and'bot--' tom .wall'sof-the carrier,-.while thecentral and connecting members maybe retained on the Plane surface ofthe-bed; From this folding-mechanism they are fed'to thepasting,'feeding andjclamping mechanisms for 30 attaching the cellpartitions, and from which they are delivered from the machine ascompleted egg carriers. I

In our machine weprefer tomake'use of a well known "blank feedingmechanism, :by ineans'of which, the-blanks are fedin flat form one at'atime to the bed of the machine which comprises at continuous bar havingits,

top surface, preferably, arranged at-right angles with the side surfacesextending downwardly therefrom. The width ofthis top surface is equaltothe combinedjwidth of the folding cover sections ,ofthe egg carrierwhich when filled with eggs comprise the closure forthe egg cells.

-The accompanyingdrawingsillustrating our invent on are as follows:

Figure-1 s a side view of the lmachine,

' and F ig. 2 is a front end view. Fig.3 is a sectional View takenalongithe line my of,

Fig. 1, with all parts ,to,the" ri ht of said line removed. 1 Fig. 4 isarear en View withflthe parts above the paste pot removed. Fig. 5 isfasectional view of'the corriigated'-feed rolls. Fig. 6 shows a detail ofthe clutch "mechanism for actuating the partition. strip I a Punc msa,

of the village of.McGraw,' county of Cortland, and State of New York,and ARTHUR. Q.LA MAY,=0f13h cit; of Rochester, county of Monroe, andState of New York, citizens- 'ically the .blank fee SpecificationotLettersPatent. P tented Jan. 24,1911.

Application filed May 11,1907 SefialNo.373,138. I

' FRED a. Poitcnas, OF McGRAW, AND ARTHUR 0'; LA AY, OE BocHE's'rEn NEwYonx.

feed rolls when'engaged by a blankiQFig. I i 6 is a sectional, viewof.the parts seen in Fig. 6, taken along the'line w y with all I partsto'the right of such line removed, but

not engaged by a'blank. Fig. 6 is'an enlarged view of the parts of theclutchmecha i -nism. as seen from the side opposite. to that shown'inFig. 6. Fi .'7 shows diagr'armnat-L difl'erent positions'and the.correspondin ing mechanism in its- I a, gly. 65.; different positionsfor. the blank. In t isfigure only the center bed .piece is seen, in

connection with the-mechanism for. f eedin the blanks thereoirer. Fig. 7is an enlar view of the parts seen in the upper portion feedingmechanism, as will be'- explained. Figs. 9 and 10 are vertical sectionalviews of -the jaws and the cooperating bed piece and I of Fig, 7 and asviewed from the right. -F'g. 8 is an enlarged view of a part "of the y,

thecutting knives taken along the line w?.g of Fig. 16, which shows a toView of the-left hand one of suchjaws. n Fig. 9

the jaws are shown as'removedfrom the cooperating bedpiece to permit theinsertion of the partition strips between the continuous' sidewalls ofthe blank, such partition stripsand blank being'shown in dotted lines,

while in-Fig. 10 the jaws are shown as hav-' ing'been advanced to clampthe side walls of 'the blank together with the-partitions between'tliemwhich have been severed from the'st'rips thereofby the forward action ofthe jaws carrying the movable members of the 'cutting 'meclianism.-Fig..-11-shows the blank folding mechanism in its uppermost position,while Fig, 12 shows this mechanism 'in its lowermost position, as havingoperated upon and folded-ablank. "Fig. 13 is a top view of the bedpieceand the members doopei'ating'thei'ewith to receive the blank as.operated upon by the folding 'mechanism shown inl igs. 11 and 12. Fig.14 is a view 4 from the under side "of one of the'fixed mem bers of thecutting mechanism. Fig. 15

shows inside view the 'left hand jaw and its actuating mechanismand inoperative -posi-' tion in relation thereto there is'seen the bedpieceof't-he machine in vertical section.

' Fig. 16 is a top or plan view-of the left hand jaw. 17 'shows themechanism at the lower cm .of each',-pair of supporting rods for liftingthe partition pasting and feeding mechanism. to permit the'insertionthereunder of a. blank over the bed piece. Fig. 18 is tion of the partsseen in Fig. 32 taken along a top or plan view and Fig. 19 is a sideview of the scoring rolls. Fig. 20 1s a side View of one of such scoringrolls and Fig. 21 is a view offa partition strip as'scoredthereby, thevertical lines in Fig. 21 showing the scoring lines and the marginaledges of the partition strip. F igs'. 22, 23' and 2eshow details of. thescoring rolls, as. will be explained. Fig. 25 is a side view of one ofthe plain rolls used in connection with the scoring rolls. Fig. 26 showsin section a scoring roll and its cooperating'plain roll with a portionof a partition strip being operated upon between them. Fig. 27 is an endview and Fig. 28 a partial plan View of the first set of folding rollslocated immediately be neath the sco ring rolls, while Fig. 29 is a planview and Fig. 30 is a partial side view of the final folding rollslocated beneath the last mentioned rolls. Fig. 31 shows in sectionalview a partition strip as acted upon by these last mentioned rolls. Fig.32 is a front end View of the paste pot and the feeding rolls and thesupporting, sleeves, by

means of which such mechanismis supported and operated fron'i. theactuating cams on the' main shaft of the machine. Fig. 33 is a seethedotted lines a2';1 with the parts at the left of such line removed. Fig.34: shows diagrammatically the arrangement of the gears for actuatingthe rolls in the pasting and feeding mechanism. Fig. shows the relationof one ofsuch pasting rolls to the bottom of the paste pot. Fig-36 showsin end view one section" of the pasting pot. Fig. 37 is a side view ofthe portion of a bottom of the paste pot, as seen from the right in Fig.35.. Fig. 38 is a face view of a scored upb'lank and Fig. 39 is aperspective view of the completed egg carrier as formed up by'themachine. Fig. 40 shows in perspective the blank folding mechanism. Fig.

41 is a similar perspective view of the mechanism for actuating thelatches 2 when the bars f are moved to their extreme forward position inorder to move them out of the path of the plungers for folding theblank. Fig. 42 shows a plan view of the framework supported at the upperends of the rear pair of reciprocating rods P in which frame work issupported the bearings for the shaft 16, parts of such frame work beingbroken of the standard A of the feed roll R mg cast integrally therewitha parallel horizontal member A secured to the square frame-like member Aresting upon and secured to the upper ends of the standards A.

Extending from the front to. the rear and in the center laterally ofthe'upper frame work of'the machine is seen a continuous bed piece a,supported at the rear end, as seen in Figs. 3 and 4,111 a depression inthe lateral membcr of the frame work A", and supported at front end uponthe connecting member between the standards A and the horizontal membersA The bed vpiecee has its exterior surface tooled except on the underside and is cast hollow, as shown. Carried by the right hand standard A,as seen in Fig. 2, is a bearing bfor a shaft S upon the front end, ofwhich is seen a pulley T normally free to revolve on such shaft S exceptwhen clutched thereto by a suitable clutching mechanism, which may be ofany approved form, operable by means of a handle 7). The other bearingfor the shaft S 'is seen at b in'Fig. 3 near the lower end On the shaftS is secured a spur gear not-seen'but immediately behind, concealed by'and meshing with the spur gear'S rigidly'securedlupon theshaft S, whichhas suitable bearings 6 b and 6*, carried by cross arms between thestandards A and A On the frontiend of the shaft S. is secured a bevelgear p 1 meshing with a' gear p on the right hand end, asseen in Fig. 2,of the shaft S and carrying near .its center a bevel gear 79 meshing inturnwith a bevel gear 19* on the lower end of the shaft S, having on itsupper end a bevel gear- 20 meshing with a bevel gear 7') -oi1.'the lefthand end, as seen in Fig. 2, of the lower feed I roll R. On the righthand end of this roll R is seen the spur gearp meshing in turn with thespur gear p on the,right hand end".

by extensions R secured to the frame work A A bearing 5 for the upperend of the.

Such rolls R and RF are corrugated, as shown n sectionalyrew 'in Fig. 5'and have suitable bearings carried 1'10 shaft S is secured to the lefthand standard A near its upper end, while a suitable yoke secured nearthe lower .end of standard A? carries the bearing for the lower endofthe shaft S and also bearings for the shaft S On the front side ofthegear 79 is seen a crank r articulating by auniversal joint with thelower end of a connecting rod. '1"

having its upper end connected by a universal oint with the arm 1" onrock shaft S .supported in bearings 6 carried by the standards A as seenin Figs. 1 and 2, and having an arm r extending obliquely up wardtherefrom, and connected by a link 1- with the reciprocating feedingcarriage r workingin slidable guideways therefor carried by theextensions R This carriage r is arranged to receive the blanks and maytrolls R and R 25 the bed be ofany well known-construction carrying anysuitably formed ledge or projection adapted, when. at its extremeforward posi- 1most blank B, in a pile of such blanks placed ,in' thereceptacle therefor R in such a way as to force the lowermost blank intoengagement between the rollers R and R, whilean I adjustable guard orfence R, which may be of any, well known type, is arranged just in i 4front of the rollers It and R 'and adjustable by means of an adjustablescrew mechanism f Jr?" to permit of the passage thereunder of 3 only oneoff the blanks B at 'a' time. The as indicated, are providedwithfcooperating rooves and teeth adapted to corrugate the b ankstransversely, fonthe purpose of stiffening them,as they pass betweensuch rolls. 'The rolls Rand R deliver "the blanks'to thefeed rolls 7-carried upon the shaft extending under'the ed piece a and revoluble insuitable bearings therefor,

' not seen-,in the membersA of the frame. Of these rcllers'rthere'is'one each side of roller'r 'held in frictional engagementthere'- with bylm'eans of its bearings in the'swinging frame 7' Theshaft carryingtherollers 1' has thereon a' pulley to which motion iscommunicated 'fronrthe' shaft S, by means 1 of the belt j, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2.

Refer now to Figs. 7 and 7 In, Fig. 7 there is also showndiagrammatically the blank advancingmechanism and the positions oftheblanks relative to other mecha nism of the machine actingthereon foreach.

- stage. of. the advancement of such blank by the mechanism tobedescribed. On the shaft S is seen a cam a. Supportedin bearings b? 40.on thebase Ais seen a rod S carrying the lower ends .of the invertedY-shaped lever V, e a the upper end of which is connected byta link '11with'th'e downward 'projecting ears 4.0 carried by, the plate jextendingunder the bed'piece a. 3 The cams engages between two rollers, one oneach side thereof, carried by and thereby rec procates the the lever Vsame. "The bedpiece a has downward extensions (5 adapted to support themain part of such bed piece betwcen'such extensions above I thedepressed central portion of the frame work A to permit the cross piecej to freely slide-upon the frame A and beneath the bed piece a. On theupper side of the cross pieces j' -and j is.secin'ed,-.on each sideof'the bed piece a, a bar'f. To the bars 7' are secured fingers Q andqand front and rear latches 'z-2"-. respectively, which are shown-infull lines at their extreme left hand positionshand position for thelatch 2, f 'r which lat-' ter positions-the, lever ,Vand'connectirfg'link therefor indicated in I -t1vely at V 2: and 11:.tion, to engage the rear edge of'thelower same to, the

giiece a and they cotiperate with\the -.cidentwith the left handposition of the forthe rear end of a blank, when in the position shownindott'ed lines at B and forces the same to the position shown at B.immediately under the-folding mechanism, while folthis same positionofthe parts the finger or latchq, shown at 91, engages-the front edges ofa folded blank inthe osition indicated in;dotted' lines at B an forcesthe] position indicated in dotted lines 'at 13, upon the swinging of thearm V to its full line position; For the right hand 0 position of theparts above mentioned the forward fingcrsz on thebar, f engage the rearedge of a folded blank at B and 011 the movement tothe left of the leverV force, such blank to the 'positionB under the past- 5 ing andpartition "feeding mechanism. The rear finger 2 at the left-hand end ofthe bars 7", when the parts are in their extreme right hand position, isindicated at .2, being coinward finger 2 and-adapted to engage the rearedge of aco'mpleted cell case pr egg carrier, and upon the movement tothe left of the lever V eject the same from the machine, movi'ng'itto,the-positionindicatedat B.

.Thus in its progress through the machine,

the blank is delivered by the feed rollers R and R to the rollers r andWand engaged first-by the fingersQ, then by the fingers q, then by theforward finger 2 and then again by the rear finger 2 by means of whichit is ejected from thema'chine. -VVhen thelever V is at its extremeforward. position, the r forward fingers 2.011 the bars 7' wouldnormally occupy a position in the pathway of ,the plunger-s of thefolding mechanism, and

for this. reason such forward fingers z are arranged to be springactuated and when in their forward position are actuated by, suitableengaging pins f as seen in Fig. 41, in the pathway thereof to throw themin-v wardly against the bed-a and outof the pathway of the plunger ofthe blank folding mechanism. a v

.The blanks such as B are delivered in 21.1 flattcnedout conditionunderneath the folding mechanism which willnowbe described, referencebeingmade to' Figs. 1, ll, 12, 13,

.and 40. On the shaft S is seen'a cam 8 ar- 'ranged to engage a rollerlrcarrxed by a cross arm K extending between and secured to two rods Keach slidablc at its lower end in a guide K 'securcd upon the bed pieceA and. at its upper end in'a suitable guiding vmember K secured ontheinside of the frame A. Springs Kf engaging at their upper \ends theunder slde of the members ly and atthelr lower ends adjustablecollars/1: on the'rods K, serve to keep such rods In their lowermostpositions permitted by the position-of the-cam s -A'cross piece K isadjustabl-y secured to and extends between the upper ends of the rods KThe plate K carries extensions K", as seen in Fig. 1, extending upwardlyfrom each of which is seen two tubular guideways 7J-,'in which arearranged to slide the spring actuated rods 70 all four of which rods70'? are secured at their lower ends to a following plate K which, underthe in- -fluence of the springs encircling these rods.

k is held with yielding pressure, on the downward stroke-of the foldingmechanism,

upon the upper surfaceof the blank there- .under and operates to clampthe same firmly down upon the bed piece a, while on such downward strokeof the folding mechanism the plungers k .pivotally carried by theextensions K on the cross piece K are forced downwardly between the bedpiece a and the folding arms a each side thereof. These folding arms areindicated in plan View in Fig' 13. They are supported upon bracketsextending inwardly from the side members A of the frame and haveconnected'. to their rear ends plates a calculated to still further foldthe side-walls. of -the blank together so that the same will passvwithin the spacetherefor between the bed 'a and the sides of the openingin the frame work'A. Suitably'grooved guiding menu-- bers a? areprovided, as-indicated in Figs. 11,12, 13 and 40 to insure that theblank is guided so that its center shall lie over the centerof the bed aduring the folding operat-ionf, Theseguiding members are secured attheir forward ends to the lateral con' necting member'between themembers -A and A on each'side of the machine-and attheir rear ends tothe frame work A The plungers k are secured upon spring actuated rods,as indicated, having their bearing rotatably supported in the cross armK and the springs shown as encircling such rods tend normally to holdthe plungers in the positions indicated" in Figs. 11 and 40. Each ofthese plungers 70 carries an inwardly extending arm 70 that one on theleft hand plunger is only being seen in Figs. 11, 12 and 40, and sucharms 70 are 1 adapted, when the folding mechanism is in its lowermostposition, to engage the upper surface of the plate K yieldably supportedfrom the cross arm K in the manner 'clearly indicated and alreadydescribed, to swing such plungers inwardly on their pivotal supports asindicated in Fig. 12, folding the portions of the blankeach side of thebed piece a downwardly between such bed piece and the folding arms (1and upon the upward or return stroke of the folding mechanism, theyagain assume the positions indicated in Figs. 11 and 40, the plungersbeing released from engagement with the blank before the clamping plateK is raisedfrom the blank B. This is in order that the blank can be inno'w'ay displaced by the return of the folding mechanism. Upon thereturn of the folding mechanism to its uppermost position, the frontedge of the blank is engaged by the finger or latch and moved, by theoperation of the lever and its connections,"to the position indicated atB in Fig. 7, from which position it' is moved to the position indicatedat B in Fig. 7,.and underneath the, partition pasting and feedingmechanism by the'next operation of this'l'ever V.

, Extending upwardly from and supported by the frame work A and A of themachine are seen four standards D connected across the top by means ofcross arms D having upwardextensions, on which there is supported theframe work D for carrying the partition strip rolls and the parti: tionstrip folding mechanism therefor. On each side of the frame workD? thereextends studs for receiving the rolls D of the partition strips. .Fromthis frame work I) there extends downwardly on each side thereof twoplates D*. To these plates D there is secured, first, a plate D fromwhich,

by means of studs, as indicated in Figs. 18 and 19,.there is supportedparallel therewith the plate D, such plates D and D constituting thebearing plates for revolubly supporting a series .of scoring rollers d'sectionally constructed in the well known way, as indicated in Figs. 20,22 and 23, and cooperating with each one ofwhich is also seen a ressurerollerd such rollers may preferably be adjustably supported inany wellknown way, as indicated in diagrain in FigsulS, 19 and 26. Thehexagonally headed cylinders 0Z are revoluble in holes therefor in theplates '1) and D and have therein bearings for the ends of the rollers(Z 'eccentrically located and such hexagonally headed cylinders d areheld in anydesired position of angular adjustment in the mannerindicated by means of machine screws threaded in the plates D and I).Beneath the plates D and D carrying each set of scoring rolls there aresupported two bars D comprising the bearings for a pair of cooperatingfolding rollers (Z extending longitudinally of the machine at rightangles with the direction ofthe scor- 'as'indicated in Figs. 29 an 30,there is' supported a similar bar D such-bars U" and 1) comprisingbearings for revolubly sup porting thesecond series of folding rollers"d, the operation of which upon the partition strip is clearly indicatedin Fig. 30, wh1le F1g. 31 shows in cross section the partition strip aafter leaving the folding rolls 03 from which rolls' they pass to thepasting and fee ingmechanism next to be described.

Similar systems of rolls to that just above described are supportedoneach'side of the frame work D? by means of plates D se cured theretoin. order that p the partition strips, supported as already described,on each side of such frame workD, may be treated alike and feddownwardly to and supported in b'eari s pot P, formed in tili throughthe paste pot and between the continuous side walls of'the blank B asfolded up'inthemanner already described on each side of the centerbed'pie'cea. These partition strips a after leaving the rollers justabove described are .on each side of the machine folded. on the line ofthe'central'score therein and the attaching flaps are again straightenedout so that such partition strips.

enter and pass downwardly between each cooperating pair of pasting rollsindouble thickness. The pasting rolls 0- are revolubly 1n the end of thepaste the frame work P secured to the supporting and guiding rods P bymeans 0f.Si1itable clamping sockets P These rods P work in suitableguideways I secured on I the top of the framework of the machine,

while the lower ends of such rodsP? are guided msuitable sockets, notseem-1n the.

transverse cross pieces between .the standards A. .The paste potcomprises threesecs.

t'ions, two outside ones and a central fsectlon, as 'lndicatedln Fig.32, the ri 'ht hand section being-closed on 1ts. left hand side by thepasting rollers 0 andthe wiping rollers 0 while' the central section isclosed on hoththe left and right hand sides and "the its right handlefthand section is closed on side by similar rolls. I e

The' construction and'operation of the pastingand feeding rolls isclearly indi cated in Fig. 33. The pasting rolls, it will benoted, areenlarged to extend into grooves between enlarged sections on the wipingrolls, the operation being such that the paste isapplied only to theoutside surface of the folded back attaching flap and is prevented jfromcontacting with the partition ,strip, except along the surface ofthe attaching flap, as clearly indicated in the case of one of suchpartition strips in dotted lmes'at n in Fig. 33.

-=In F i 37 there is seen the bottom of one oft e outer paste potsections on the ree sections, as will be explained, and adjustablysupported upon" upwardly for a short distance a side memher wh ch hasgrooves, as indicated in Figs. 35 and 37 to receive a portion of theperiphery of the enlarged .and paste applying Sections of the pasting"rollers 0, the fit "be- Iside toward the partition stri n -Fro1n thebottom of the paste pot t ere'extends tween these enlarged sections ofthe 'pasting rollers and the grooves'in the upward projection; fromthe'bottom of the paste pot being-such that nopaste is' permitted toescape between-'the rollers 0' and this upward extension from the bottomof the pot, whereby. the paste is prevented from reaching the partitions'trip' except as applied ing rollers 0. Beneath t 1e paste pot'P-there' and feeding them down at the proper time between thecontinuous side walls of the blank :B on each side of thecenter bed-.piece'a. Between the front and rear pairs of supporting and uiding rodsP there ex- 5 adjustably secured to tend cross arms such rods P" and'carryin as indicated in Figs. 4 and engaged by. the cam s such a waythat, at the prop'er'time'the pasting and feeding mechanism is ermittedto a friction roller, 17 adapted to be on theshafflS in These feedrollers 0 con drop by gravity, in order that t 1e clamping plate PPcarried by the frame work'P may rest upon'and firmly hold the blank Bwhen in the position indicated at B in Fig. 7, being its positionfor-receivingthe pasted partition strips between the partially foldedand continuous side Walls thereof,

Referring to Fig. 42, projecting to the rear of the frame work P areseen earscarryin sockets engaging over then per ends 'iio of t e'rods Pand a yokemem er E is also supported from the upper endsofthe.

rods'P by means of sockets oreyes' engag ing over such rods, and betweenthe rear-' wardly extending ears on the frame work P is secured the barE and in this bar E and in the yoke member E are seen thebearings forthe shaft 6, the parts supported;

and operated thereby being also shown'm plan view in Fig. 42. The plateP is cast integrally with the frame work P and extends parallel with andabove the bed -a between the front and rear transverse mom;

bers of this frame work P as indicated in Figs. 1 and 32. This plateP1carries fixed knives C havingtheir cutting edges extendingtransversely out beyond the vertical side surfaces of the bed piece a,as indicated in Figs. 9 and 10, a sufficient distance to pro- 80 theretoby the enlarged ortions of the pastvide that the cutting edges of the jaw'plates C may completely sever the partition strips n when'the aws Ccarrying such combined knives and facing plates C have been advanced inthe manner to .be explained, to

the position indicated in Fig. 10, in which position also the continuousvertical side walls of the blank B have been firmly clamped togetherwith the partitions n severed from the strips 11, thereof, as alsoindicatedin Fig. 10. These jaw plates'C' work in suitable guidewaystherefor supported by the frame work A of the machine and are operatedby means of the levers L pivotally supported between the ears] extendingdownwardly from the frame work A of the machine and connected by meansof suitable hook links P, as indicated in Fig. 15, at their upper endsand with the jaw plates C and at their lower ends making a yieldingconnection, with the eccentric strap L encircling the cam a secured uponthe shaft S,

the construction being such that by reason of the springs Z a heavy butyielding pressure may be exerted between the jaw plates' C and theopposing surfaces of the bed piece a sufficient to insure that thepartitions n are firmly attached to the inner surfaces of the verticaland continuous sidewalls of the blank B. The links Z may be, as indimitthe withdrawal of such jaws when desired. Between the opposite ears Z,in order to relieve the strain upon the frame work of the machine, thereextend tension bars Z as indicated in Figs; 1,3 and 4.

Referring now to Figs. 6 and 42.

cured on the rear side of the bar E? secured on the rearend of theframework for the paste pot and the pasting and feeding rolls is seen anear 0, so located that the lower horizontal member of the bent lever 6pivotally supported thereby, will lie practically over the center of thebed a and s uchbed ais grooved to receive 'such' horizontal port-ion ofthelever '6 so' that when there is no blank under the partition pastingand feeding mech'anism, such horizontal portion of the lever. e "maydrop therein and throw the partition feeding clutch mechanism, to beexplained, out of action, but a blank fed under such partition pastingand feeding mechanism engages under the forward end of such horizontalextension of the lever c V and lifts the same and thereby actuates theclutclr mechanism for controlling the operation of the feeding rolls,and in this case the space between the fixed knives C on the member P onthe, under side of the frame of the pasting and feeding mechanism 'isprovided in which the lower horizontal member of this lever 6 may'freelyenter so as to prevent injury to the blank. V

Refer now to Figs. 6, 6 6 and 42,-From the pivotal point of this lever ein the ear I At, is pivoted at its right hand 'end to the lower partofthe frame A of the machine and has pivotally secured at its lefthandend the lower end of a rod E and a spring E This spring E is securedat its upper end to a lug on the rearof the frame workfA and normallyholds the lever E in its uppermost position, as seen in Fig. 4:. A cam son the shaft S forces the lever E down by engaging the roller carried bysuch lever.

The rod E is pivotally supported at its up- One end of a crank c per endon a pin 0 is supported on this pin 6 and at .its other end engagesloosely around the shaft 6 to permit the rotation of such shaft therein.Next to this crank c on the pin 0 is a'pawl 0 This pawl is arrangedtoengage the ratchet wheel t on the shaft "6. The rotation of theratchet wheel 16 by means of the lever E and the rod E the crank 0 andpawl 0 causes the rotation of the shaft 6 and the gear ithereon. As seenin Fig. 34, the intermeshing of this gear 5 with the gears on thepasting rolls and feeding rolls causes the same to rotate and feed thepartition strips 72 down the required distance between the side walls ofthe blank in the position shown at B The operation of the lever c issuch that when a blank in the position indicated at B in Fig. 7,.engagesunderneath the springe on the right hand end of such lever e and forcesthis end of the lever up, the plate 0 is forced against the ratchetwheel 25. 'On the outer end of the pawl is a pin 0 which has an enlargedcircular head 0 When the blank is underneath the right hand end of thelever e and the plate etis against the ratchet If, this pin 0 rolls overthe plate 6 and allows the pawl c to engage the teeth on the ratchet t.WVhen, however, there is no blank underneath the end of the lever 0 thelever drops by gravity and the plate e is drawn away from the ratchetwheel If, as

pawl is up and the plate 6 is in the posit-ion just described, theenlarged head 0 on the pin 0 rolls upon this plate 6 and holds the pawlout of engagement with the ratchet wheel t, and it will thus be seenthatthe par tition strips n can not be fed downward unless there is ablank about to be placed in the position indicated at B in Fig. 7.

' Refer now to Fig. 34:. In this figure the full circles indicate indiagram the pitch lines of the gears on the ends of the rollers in thepasting and feeding mechanism toshown in Fig. 6 the result is that whenthe Ward the frontt end of 'the machine, and the dotted circles indicatethe pitch lines of the mechanism at the rear gearson' the rear ends ofsuch rollers and on short operating'shaftssupported in the frame work ofthepasting and feeding end thereof, and also j the intermediatecooperating gears used to actuate 'such rollers and shafts. The Yratchet Wheel t is secl'ired on the shaft e on which there is alsosecured -.a gear 2'. This gear 1' meshes with a, gear immediately aboveit on the rear end of'the right hand one of the right hand pair ofpasting rolls, which last named gear. also m'eshes wit-ha similar gearon the rear end of the-left hand one of the righthand pair of pastingrolls. The gear 2' also mcshes'With a gear on-the rear end of the righthand one of the right hand pair of feeding rolls, which .in turn mesheswith a similar gear on vthe rear end of the left hand one of.the-righthand pair of feeding rolls. On the front end of this left handone of the right hand pair of feeding rolls, there is a gear, indicatedin full lines, which meshes, with a similar gear on the front end of theright hand one of the left hand-pair of feeding rolls, and onthe rearend of this last named roll there isa gear, indicated in dotted lines,which meshes with a similar gear onthe rear end of the left hand one ofthe left hand pair of feeding rolls, and from thislast named gear, bymeans of the intermediate gear a, rotation is communicated 7 to the lefthand one ofthe left hand pair of past-ingrolls and from which last namedrollthe right hand one of this left hand -pair of pasting rolls isdrivcnin the manner indicated in diagram; On the front end of each pastingroll. there is located a gear, as ndicated in full circles 1n theupper'pa-rt of this'figure meshing w th a similar gear on the-frontend'of each cooperating wiping roll, whereby 'each of such wipingrolls is Vdriven directly from its corresponding past-' ing-roll. The paste box Pbeingv supported from and upon the frame Work P must' of necessity becarried with such frame work P as the same is moved up and down in theof the paste box has no e manner already described in. the operation ofthe machine,--such reci rocation however, ect upon the feeding mechanismof the machine, but results from its direct support on and connection'ceptacle therefor. R .driven by means ofa belt in the usual way and themachine is with the frame work-P I y The operation of my mac hi-ne is asfollows :-The blanks B are placed in the reand the pulley T is put inmotion by the clutch lever p and .the shaft S, by means of thegearingconnections thereto already described, is caused to' revolve. Thereciproeating blank. feeder r feeds the blanks one at antime to thecorrugating feedingrolls R and R which in turn deliver the blanksrelatively" movable do the rolls. r and r and between the guides (1.Such blanks are then engaged and atlvanced by nieans of the fingers Qfrom the position indicated-at B in :Fig. 7 to the position indicated atB, where such blanks are operated on by the-folding mechanismillustratedin Figs. 11, lQand 42 and already fully described, from whichposition, when gers q to the position indicatedat B in Fig.

7,. from which last position they are ad-. tamed by the forwai'dfingerszto the position indicated at B in Fig. 7, directly under the partition.strip pasting and feeding mechanism and bv means of the "rolls 0 thusfolded, they are advanced by the finactuated by theclhtchingmechanismillusbetween such side walls, each such act of advancement taking placewhen the clamping jaws (T are in the position shown in Fig. 9 and whilethe pasting'and feeding mechanism and the frame work P supporting thesame occupies its uppermost position, thereuponthe partition strippasting and feedmg mechanismis lowered to firmly. clamp the blank uponthe'upper surfaceof the bed piece a and the clamping jaws C are and 42already fully thereof downwardly be-' forced inwardly, the upper edgesof thejaw plates severing the partitions from the strips thereof n andfoncing the continuous side walls of the blank together with the them,after which the jaws are again Withdrawn from the position indica ed inFig.

10 to thepcsition indicated in Fig; 9 and the completed egg carrieris,,by means of the rear fingers a on the bars f, ejected from themachine, being moved from the tion indicated at B* to the positionindicated at B in Fig. 7. The. reciprocating parts of our machine are sotimed as to their operation as not to interfere with each other and asto operate upon tne blanksin the succes- What we claim is I 1. In amachine of the class described, 'aws for receiving and holding a blankwih the side walls thereof spaced apart and the connecting bottompartially folded and depressed rom its normal plane; means for feedingthe blanks, one at a time. in such folded form, toand between sivestages in the manner above described.

pasted partition strips" between.

such jaws; means for feeding the partitions -in folded form between theside walls of the blank and with their attaching flaps op posed thereto;means for renderingthe attaching flaps of the partitions adhesive; meansfor actuating the jaws to clainpthe side walls of such blank togetherwith the partitions-between them; means for opening such jaws to release.the blank and means for ejecting the blank therefrom.

2; In a. machine of the class described,

relatively movable jaws for receiving and holding a blank with the sidewalls thereof spaced apart and the connecting bottom'par-- tiallyfo'lded and depressed from its normal plane; means for feeding theblanks, one at a time in such folded form, to and between such jaws;means under the control ofa 3 blank between such jaws for feeding thepartitions in folded form between the side,

walls of the blank and with their attaching flaps opposed thereto; meansfor rendering the attaching fiapsof the partitions adhesive; means foractuating the jaws to clamp the side walls of suchblank together withthe partitions between them; means for opening' such jaws to release theblank and means for e ecting the blank therefrom.

.3. In a machine of the class descr1bed,.

relatively movable jawsfor receiving and holding a blank with the sidewalls thereof spaced apart and the connecting bottom partially foldedand depressed from its normal plane; means for feeding the blanks, oneat a time in such folded form, to and between such jaws; means forsupporting a series of .partition strips;,nieans for scoring and forfolding such partition strips; means forrendering the attaching flaps'ofthe partispaced apart and the connecting bottom partially folded anddepressed from its normal plane; means for feeding the blanks, one

. at a time in such folded form, to and beseries of partition strips;meansforscoring and for folding such partition strips; means tween suchjaws; means for supporting a for rendering the attaching flaps of thepartitions adhesive; means under the con trol' of -a blank between suchjaws for advancing the partition strips between the side walls of theblank with their attaching flaps opposed thereto; means for severing thepartitions from the stripsthereof; means forfactuating'th-e jaws toclamp the side walls of suclrblanktogether with'the partltions betweenthem; means for opening such aws .to release the blank and means forejecting the blank therefrom.

- 5. In a inachineof the class described, relatively movable aws forreceiving and holding a blank with the side walls thereof spaced a nutand the connecting bottom partially fo ded and depressed from its. normal plane; mechanism for folding the blanks; means for feeding theblanks, one at a time in such folded form, to and be- ,tween such jaws;means for feeding the blanks one at a time to such folding mechanism;means for feeding the partitions in folded form between the side wallsof-the blank and with their attaching flaps opposed thereto; means forrendering the attaching flaps of the partitions adhesive; means foractuating the jaws to clampthe side walls of such blank together withthe partitions between them; means for opening such jaws to release theblank and means for ejecting the blank therefrom.

6. In a machine of the class described, relatively movable. jawsforreceiving and holding a blank with the side walls thereof.

spaced apart and the connecting bottom par tially folded and depressedfrom its normal plane; mechanism for folding the blanks; means forfeeding the blanks, one

at a time in 'such folded form, to and between such' jaws; means forfeeding the blanks one at a time to such folding mechanism; means underthe control of a blank between such jaws forfeeding the partitions iiifolded form betweentheside walls of the blank and with their attachingflaps opposed thereto; ineans for rendering the attaching flaps of thepartitions adhesive;

'means for actuating the jaws to clamp the side walls of suchblanktogether with the partitions between them; means for opening such jawsto release the blank and means for ejecting the blank therefrom.

'Z. In, a machine of the class described, relatively movable jaws forreceiving and holding a blank with the sidewalls thereof spaced apartand the connecting bottom partially folded and depressed from its nor- Imal plane; mechanism for folding the blanks; means for feeding theblanks, one at a time in such folded form, to and between suchf jaws;means for feedingthe blanks oneat a time -to such folding mechanism;means for supporting a series of partition strips; means for scoring andfor folding such partition strips; means for rendering the attachingflaps of the'parti tions adhesive; means for advancing the foldedpartition strips between the side walls of the blank with theirattaching flaps opposed thereto; means for severing the partitions fromthestrips thereof; 'means for actuating the jaws to clam the side wallsof such blank together witi the partitions between them; means foropening such jaws to release the blank and means for e ecting the blanktherefrom.

8. In a machine of the class described,- relatively .movable jaws forreceiving "and holding a blank with the side walls thereof spaced apartand'the connecting bottom partially folded and depressed from its normalplane; mechanism for: folding the blanks;

means for feeding the blanks, one at a time in such folded form, toandbetween such jaws; means for feeding the blanks one at ,a time to suchfolding mechanism; means for supporting a series of part1t1on strips;

means for scoring and for folding suchpartition strips; means forrendering the attaching flaps of the partitions adhesive;

-means under the control of a blank between such jawsfor advancing thepartition strips between the side walls of the blank with their attachinflaps opposed thereto; means for'severing t e partitlons from the strips'thereof; means for actuating the jaws to clamp the side walls of suchblank together with the partitions between them; means for opening suchjaws to release the blank and means for ejecting the blank therefrom.

9. In a machine of the class described, relatively movable jaws forreceivin and holding a blank withthe side wallst ereof spaced apart andthe connectingbottom partially folded and depressed from its nor malplane'; m echan1sm 'for folding the blanks; means for feeding theblanks, one

' folding at a time in such folded form, to and between such jaws; meansfor scoring and for feeding the blanks, one at a time, to suchmechanism; meansfor feeding the partitions in folded form between theside walls'oftheblank and with their attaching flaps opposed thereto;means for rendering the attaching flaps of the partitions adhesive;means'for actuatingthe jaws to clamp the side walls of such blanktogether with the partitions between them; means for opening such jawsto release the blankand means for ejecting the blank therefrom.

10. In a machine of the class described,

7 relatively movable jaws for receiving and holding a blank with theside walls thereof spaced apart and the connecting bottom partiallyfolded and depressed from its normal 1 plane; mechanism for folding theblanks;

means for feeding the blanks, one at a time in such folded form, to andbetween such jaws; means for scoring and for feeding the blanks, one ata time, to such folding mechanism; means under] the control of ablankbetween such jaws for feeding the partitions in folded form betweenthe side walls of the blank and with their-attaching flaps opposedthereto; means for rendering the attaching flaps of the partitionsadhesive; means for actuating the jaws to clamp the side walls of suchblank together with the partitions between them; means for openin suchjaws to release the blank and means for ejecting the blank therefrom.

11. In a machine of the class described relatively movable jawsfor-receiving and holding a blank wit-h the side walls thereof spacedapart and the connecting bottom partially folded and depressed from itsnormal plane; mechanism for folding the" blanks;

means for feeding the blanks, one at a time in such folded form, to andbetween such jaws; means for scoring and for feeding'the blanks, one atatime, to such folding mechanism; means for supporting a series ofpartition strips; means for scoring and for folding such partitionstrips; means for rendering the attachingflaps of the partitionsadhesive; means for advancing the folded partition strips between theslde walls of the blank with their attaching flaps opposed thereto;means for severing the partitions from the strips thereof; means foractuating blank together with the partitions between them; meansfor.,opening such jaws to release the' blank. and means for ejecting theblank therefrom. j

12. In a machine of the class described relatively movable jaws forreceiving and holding a blank with the side walls thereof i spaced apartand the connecting bottom partially folded and de ressed from'itsvnormal plane; mechanism or folding the blanks; means for feeding theblanks, one at a time vin such'folded form, toand between such.

jaws; means for scoring and for feeding the blanks, one at a time,to'such "folding mecha. nism; means for supporting a series of ,artitionstrips; means for scoring and for olding such partition strips; meansfor rendering the attaching flaps of the partitions adhesive; meansunder the control of a blank between such jaws for advancing thepartition strips between the side walls of 'the blank with theirattaching flaps opposed thereto; means for severing the partitions fromthe strips thereof; means for actuating the jaws to clamp the side wallsof such blank together with the. partitionsbetween means for ejectingthe the jawsto clamp the side walls of such 30 adapted to engage the'body of-the partition them through such past its exposed to such pastingrolls such past-ingthe pasting rolls and prevent escape of the adhesivetherethrough.

14. Ina machine of thecla ss described;

' in combination with a-support for the rolls of continuous partitionstrips; scoring rolls ing rolls.- 7

adapted to; score the partitions along thelines; of the foldableattaching flaps and along the center line; folding rolls adapted to foldsuch flaps down upon the body'ot' the partition strips; pasting rollsadapted *to clainpl the partition strips folded upon their center-lineand with the flaps foldd'outermost and exposed to such pasting rolls;such pasting rolls adapted to*apply adhesive na tei'ial to such flapsonly and cooperating With such pasting rolls Wiping rolls adapted toprevent access of the adhesive material to the body of the partitionstrips,. operating .to

Wipe the excess ofpajste from the-pasting rolls and having membersadapted toengage between the pasting rolls and prevent escape of theadhesive therethough and feeding rolls v strips and advance 15;. In" amachine of the class described; in combination with asupport for' therollsv of continuous partition strips; scoring'rolls' adapted toscorethe partitions along the linesof th ,foldable attaching flaps and alongthe center line folding rolls adapted to told such flaps down upon thebody of the partitionstrips; past-ing rolls adapted toclainp thepartition stripsv folded upon v their center line and with theflapsjfolded outermost and exposed to' such pasting rolls,

such pasting rolls adapted-to apply adhesive material to suchfiaps only;cooperating With i such pasting rolls Wiping rolls adapted -to' preventaccess ofthe adhesive materialv to Y the body ofuthe partitionstrips;1operating -to Wipe the excess'ofpaste-from' the pastin rolls andhavingnie nbers: adapted to engage.

I between thepasting ro-llsand prevent'escapeing rollsandoperativeconnections between sucli' feedii'ig rollsand si ch pasting rollsadapted 'to rotate such rolls at the same,-

of the adhesive there'through; feeding rolls adapted to engage thebodyof the partition J strips and advance them through suchpastperipheralspeed. W Y

16. In a machine of the class described in combination ith a support.for the rolls of continuous partition strips and 1X182L11S f01foldingthe'stri'ps as theyare fed[therefrom .pasting'rolls adaptedtoclamp the partition 1 their" center lines and strips foldedupon With theflaps folded outermost and exposed to such pasting rolls, such pastingrolls adapted-to apply adhesive material to such tlaps-onlyuiidcooperating with such pastingrolls Wiping rolls adapted to preventexcess of paste from .the'p ast'ing rolls. and having members adaptedto. engage between the pastiiig'rolls and prevent escape of the.adhesive therethro'ugh and means for. 00-

op'erativel'y rotating suchpasting and Wiping rolls.

access of the adhesive material to the body I of the partition strips,operating to Wipe the 17. In a machine of the class described, in"

combination with asupport for the rolls of continuous partitioii'strips,means for foldf ing. the sti'ips-as'they are fed therefrom; pastingrollsadapted to clamp the partition strips folded upon their centerlines and with the flaps folded outermost'aud exposed to such pastingrolls, such pasting rolls flaps only; cooperating with such pastingrolls Wiping rollsada itedto prevent access .of the adhesive materialtothe body of the partition strips, operatingto ivipe the ex adapted toapply adhesive material to such cess of paste from the pasting-rolls andhaving members adapted to engagcbetweeii the pasting rolls 1 and preventescape of the.

adhesive 'therethrou hjfand, feeding rolls pasting rolls.

I 18. In' a machine of the class described, in

coiiibinationfwith asupport for the rolls of continuous'partitionstrips, means for folding the strips as theyare fed therefrom;

9'5 adapted to engage fiie body .of the parti-. tion strips and advancethem through such pasting rolls adapted to'clainp the partition' stripsfolded upon their center lines and i with the flaps folded outermost andexposed. to such pastingrolls, such pastingrolls adapted to -applyadhesive material to such flaps only, cooperating with "such pastingrolls Wiping rolls adapted to preventaccess.

of the adhesive'inaterial to the body'of the partition strips,operating-to Wipe' the excess of paste from the pasting rolls'and havingniemb'ers adapted to engage between the I pasting rolls andpreventescape of'the adhesive therethrough; feeding rolls adapted to engage thebody of the partitionstr ips and advance them through such pasting rollsand operative connections betWeen such feeding rollsand such pastingrollsadapted to rotate such rolls at tlie. same peripheral" speed. r 4

19. In a machine combination With a support for thejrolls of of theclass described, in v I continuous partition strips; means for fold:

ing the strips as they are fed therefrom a in cooperating andinte'rmeshiug series of pasting rolls andiping rolls, the axis of oneSGIlQS- being parallelith that of the other, such pastebox being closedon one paste box having revolubly supported there-- F side by suchseries of pasting and wiping rolls cooperating to prevent the escapebetween'thein, of paste from the box and feeding rolls adapted to engagethe body of the partition strips and advance them through such pastingrolls.

20. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for folding theblanks comprising supports for the side walls of the completed case; aplunger cooperating therewith to force the blank between such sidesupports with the bottom member connecting the sides of the casepartially folded and depressed from its normal plane and with such sidewalls correspondingly spaced apart and means for feeding the partitionstrips between the sidewalls of the blank and se-.

curing them thereto.

- 21. In a machine of the class described,'in combination with a supportfor the rolls of continuous partition strips, means for folding thestrips as they are fed therefrom; a paste box having revolubly supportedtherein cooperating and intermeshing series of pasting rolls and wipingrolls, the axis of one series being parallel with that 'of'the other,such paste box being closed on one tween them,

termeshing series of pasting rolls and wip- 1 ing rolls, the axis of oneseries being parallel withthatof the other, such paste box being closedon one side by such series of pasting and wiping rolls cooperating toprevent the escape between them, of paste from the box and means foradvancing the partitions to and through such pasting rolls.

-FRED A. PURCHAS.

ARTHUR C. LA MAY.

Witnesses to signature of Fred A. Purchas Y B. -T. BURLINGHAM, C. E.SWEET.

Witnesses to signature of Arthur G. La

May: OSBORNE F. GURNEY, Lorna W001).

